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A black and white image of the filmmaker Milisuthando Bongela.

South African director Milisuthando Bongela's first film is playing at this year's Sundance Film Festival.

Photo: The Sundance Institute

Milisuthando Bongela on Making A Film with Her Ancestors

The South African filmmaker's documentary feature, which is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival, is a deeply personal film that touches on her life growing up in the Transkei, before it was incorporated into post-apartheid South Africa.